equalizer question? what size to get?
Getting ready to order my 4 point equalizer online and trying to determine which weight class to get. I weighed by TT today and got some interesting results. My loaded TT weight is 7,000#. GVWR is 786...
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jbres wrote:
After speaking with Equalizer again and speaking a bunch with my dealership, I chose the route of the 1,200 bars 12,000 max.
Equalizer stated either bar would be perfectly fine but always suggest one step up for when a person ends up buying a bigger TT. I bought this TT brand new and clearly have no intention of a new one anytime in the next 10 plus years. After doing some calculations, I usually wont be carrying full to the max propane as I have right now. So I am figuring my tounge weight will usually be right about 975#, not 1,100#. I thought the 1,200# bars then would probably serve me better than the 1,400# bars. Even on the occasion when I haul a 4-wheeler in the bed of my 2500HD truck, that weight should be put under my payload of my truck, not factor that into my weight distribution bars or hitch weight in my opinion. I have a payload of 3215# so I should be fine there. I think I made the right decision and hopefully will love the Equalizer much better than my POS chain style system.
Unless you re set up your Equal-i-zer with the TV loaded with the 4-wheeler your assumption that it doesn't effect the WDH system including the spring bar size required and even the receiver ratings is INCORRECT. Cargo wt. added aft of the rear axle increases the effective tongue wt. seen by both the WDH, spring bars and receiver ratings. I'm a little surprised you are now going out on your own after receiving what I consider some very knowledgeable and expert opinions on WDH sizing for your particular situation. HERE is an explanation of what I'm referring to and even Sherline in their documentation and website talks about the dynamics of tongue wt. changing because of the towing configuration and loading scenarios.
I'm fairly sensitive to this issue because at times I carry an extra 20 gal of diesel (160lbs) right at the very end of my Van which adds that 160lbs to my already measured TW from my Sherline and which my WDH system is sized for that scenario, I recognized I am now overloading my receiver by about 100lbs until I get some of that transient wt. removed.
Larry
